November / December 2018 Archives

The Great Grape

Around 1816, John Adlum, one of America’s earliest winemakers, paid a visit to Mrs....

New Books By Local Authors

In his new book, The Chosen Wars: How Judaism Became an American Religion (Simon...

Designed for Fitness

Some home gyms are simple, just a few weights and a stationary bike. Others...

For Melitta

Day 64. Laurence Carter is in Falmouth, a small town in the southwest of...

Happy Bark Day

The party invitations, sent via email, were addressed to the dogs. “Ollie and Sadie...

Easy Street

Consider the orange. The orange I’m thinking of is the product that Whole Foods...

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Tracing His Roots

It was 2016 when Leon Rodriguez first saw Cuba, the country where his parents...

Perfect Presents

Trim a Tree New homeowners always appreciate receiving ornaments to adorn the evergreen. This cute...

Shop Talk

Sweater Weather The perfect way to welcome winter back to your wardrobe is with...

Christmas Past and Present

Greater Williamsburg is known for many things: history, an amusement park, a spa resort...

Bethesda Interview: The Cava Guys

The founders of CAVA are having coffee at their original fast-casual restaurant on Bethesda...

Get Away

A Shenandoah Valley Gem Opened in June on 80 palatial acres in Staunton, Virginia, The...

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A New Leaf

It was late, well after midnight. Daniel Goldberg, a 28-year-old sous-chef at a District...

Family Ties

On a rainy evening in June, Randi Fishman and her husband, Zach, are lounging...

Haitian Sensation

Two kinds of fritters make their way to the table to begin my first...

The Doctor’s Here

Anne Hayes sat in her car sobbing. She’d just arrived at a doctor’s appointment...

Figuratively Speaking

During the annual Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, which will be...

Baker Man

Mike Wise stands at the center island of his North Chevy Chase kitchen on...

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Fresh Start

Location meant everything to Roanna and Michael Kessler. That’s why, despite knowing they’d eventually...

Mission to Mentor

At first, Brandon Rodriguez didn’t think college was for him. “I felt like I would...

Fighting the ‘Sugar Bugs’

In the middle of dinner with his family, Dr. Derek Blank, a pediatric dentist,...

Survivor

Most Mondays, Sylvia Rozines sits at a gray desk in the brick and glass...

Going Green

Recycling Bikes into Hope As a project economist visiting potential grant sites in rural Latin...

Jumping In

It’s 7:30 p.m., nearly dark, and it’ll be at least another 15 minutes before...

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The Ride of Her Life

As soon as Jocelyn Pierce finished her first pony ride at the age of...

Costumes Required

THE COUPLE: Maya Fox, 33, grew up in Rockville and graduated from Thomas S....

Table Talk

Hitting The Spot The Spot, a 6,200-square-foot, 200-seat Asian food hall, opened in July in...

Things to See and Do in the Bethesda Area in November and December

Nov. 3 Wanda Woman If you’ve watched TV or seen movies over the past 20 years,...